A pair of Tsawwassen residents is putting together an overseas trip that combines history and golfing. Beaches and Bunkers, organized by Bruce Fougner of Lloyds Travel & Cruises and Robb Lucy, co-founder of Make-A-Wish Canada, is billed as a 70th anniversary of D-Day "honour and play" tour.
"I thought it would be pretty good combination, have a little bit of honouring our past and learning about it. And then having some fun with some interesting people," said Lucy. The tour will be led by Canadian military historian Terry Copp, Lucy noted. Copp is an author and professor emeritus at Wilfrid Laurier University. He is also the director of the Laurier Centre for Military and Strategic Disarmament Studies.
The tour, scheduled for June 8 to 17, will go through France, Belgium and Holland, covering key Second World War locations and battles as well as Vimy Ridge.
Lucy, who helped his late father write a book about his Second World War experiences, said his dad carried around a three iron golf club during the war.
"He told me that when they were walking he'd have the three iron with him and he'd hit rocks. It was a way to relax."
For more information, including an itinerary and prices, visit www.beachesandbunkers.ca.
